[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Franklin 8-5-1997 by Ord. No. 97-1461 as Secs. 3.02 through
3.04 of the 1997 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 7-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-2082; 6-16-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-2439]
The Mayor shall file with the Clerk an itemized statement of
disbursements made to carry out the powers and duties of each officer,
department or committee during the preceding fiscal year and a detailed
statement of the receipts and disbursements on account of any special
fund under the supervision of such officer, department or committee
during such year, and of the conditions and management of such fund;
also detailed estimates of the same matters for the current fiscal
year and for the ensuing fiscal year. Such statements shall be presented
in the form prescribed by the Mayor and shall be designated as "departmental
estimates" and shall be as nearly uniform as possible for the main
division of all departments.
[Amended 1-23-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-1635; 7-10-2012 by Ord. No.
2012-2082; 6-16-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-2439]
A.Â
Budget
to include. Each year, the Mayor shall present a budget timetable
to the Common Council no later than the first Tuesday in May, for
the review and approval of the Common Council. The Mayor, with the
assistance of the Director of Administration, all other department
heads, and other staff as the Mayor shall determine is appropriate,
shall be responsible for the preparation of the City's proposed annual
budget, presenting a financial plan for conducting the affairs of
the City for the ensuing calendar year, and shall submit same to the
Finance Committee for its review. The Finance Committee shall review
the recommended budget and submit its recommended changes to the Common
Council. The budget shall include the following information:
(1)Â
The expense of conducting each department and activity of the City
for the ensuing fiscal year and corresponding items for the current
year and last preceding fiscal year, with reasons for increase and
decrease recommended as compared with appropriations for the current
year.
(2)Â
An itemization of all anticipated income of the City from sources
other than general property taxes and bond issue(s), with a comparative
statement of the amounts received by the City from each of the same
or similar sources for the last preceding and current fiscal year.
(3)Â
An itemization of the amount of money to be raised from general property
taxes which, with income from other sources, will be necessary to
meet the proposed expenditures.
(4)Â
Such other information as may be required by the Council and state
law.
B.Â
The
Council shall provide a reasonable number of copies of the budget
thus prepared for distribution or availability to citizens.
[Amended 7-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-2082; 6-16-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-2439]
The Council shall hold a public hearing on the budget as required
by law. Unless otherwise amended by the Common Council, the Mayor's
recommended budget shall be the proposed budget for the public hearing.
[Amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1526; 5-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-2465]
The amount of the tax to be levied or certified, the amounts
of the various appropriations and the purposes thereof shall not be
changed after approval of the budget except by a two-thirds vote of
the members-elect of the City Council. Notice of such transfer shall
be given by publication by either a Class 1 notice of the changes,
under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats., in the Official City Newspaper within
15 days after any change is made or by posting a notice of the changes
on the City's website within 15 days after any change is made.
In this subsection, "members-elect" has the meaning given in § 66.10015(1)(bs),
Wis. Stats.
No money shall be drawn from the treasury of the city nor shall any obligation for the expenditure of money be incurred except in pursuance of the annual appropriation in the adopted budget or when changed as authorized by § 13-4 this chapter. At the close of each fiscal year, any unencumbered balance of an appropriation shall revert to the general fund and shall be subject to reappropriation; but appropriations may be made by the Council, to be paid out of the income of the current year, in furtherance of improvements or other objects or works which will not be completed within such year, and any such appropriations shall continue in force until the purpose for which it was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned.
